Something's Knocking in the clutch

[Stephen Kormilo]

At 08:34 AM 05/12/03 -0800, Richard J Lebens wrote:

>Someone needs to verify the terminology for me
>
>Engaged -  Clutch pedal out, friction surfaces clamped together?
>
>Disengaged - Clutch pedal in, pressure plate and flywheel spinning
>freely relative to the clutch disc?

Well, I was using Mike's terminology, which is why I put disengaged in "..."

See remnant of Mike's original post:

 > > > Basically, I hear some sort of knocking at idle, when the clutch is
 > > > not engaged.  This scared the hell out of me because I first thought it
 > > > was severe engine knock.  When I press the clutch pedal, the noise goes
 > > > away.

Guess I should have used the clutch pedal pressed/released to eliminate the 
ambiguity.

Anyway, to rephrase:  Worn throwout bearings typically 'complain'
  when the clutch pedal is pressed (in), not when the clutch pedal is 
released (out).

Remainder snipped......


Stephen Kormilo
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